Archives for January 2013

Kings’ forward Jarret Stoll didn’t manage a shot on goal vs the Predators on Thursday night. However, he had two hits and finished the night winning 60% of his faceoffs (9-of-15). After the game, here’s what he had to say…
– On what went wrong tonight: “We weren’t good at finishing and getting into the scoring […]

The Kings lost to the Predators in a shootout Thursday night by a final of 2-1. Their lone goal in regulation came from captain Dustin Brown on the power play (video below). And he used a wristshot to score in the shootout as well. After the game, here’s what he had to say…
– On the overall game: “We didn’t give […]

It’s understandable why much of the chatter following the Kings losing two players on waivers a few weeks ago centered around defenseman Thomas Hickey – after all, he was a former number one draft pick. However, they also lost forward Rich Clune that day.
And tonight, he returns to LA with the Nashville Predators.
Originally taken by the Dallas Stars […]

To see comments from Kyle Clifford, Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar following this morning’s pre-game skate, click here.
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Courtesy of KingsVision here are some comments following this morning’s pre-game skate at the Kings training facility in El Segundo…
ANZE KOPITAR:

DREW DOUGHTY:

KYLE CLIFFORD:

To read coach Darryl Sutter’s comments from this morning – which included nuggets about his starting goaltender and Dustin Penner – click here.
Also, be sure to enter tonight’s First Goal Contest. Simply guess who will […]

MayorsManor readers have been picking Jeff Carter by the dozens in recent contests and that does seem like a smart pick – he’s scored in three straight games and buried a snipe in the shootout vs. Vancouver on Monday night. He’s played Nashville 11 times in his NHL career, recording seven goals and 14 points. Can he […]

Things were relatively quiet around the Kings’ training facility this morning for their pre-game skate vs. Nashville. Here’s what coach Darryl Sutter had to say…
– On tonight’s game: “We just want to continue to play well and hopefully get points out of it.”
– On fixing the power play: “Continue to work at it and finish […]

Last hour we began the process of looking at the MayorsManor rankings of the Kings’ Top 10 prospects with an in-depth review of players six through 10 (linked here). Now we close the loop by returning to countdown the top five.
As noted in the original article, the final slotting of players was determined solely by […]

Depth is a good problem to have.
Early in his tenure as General Manager in Los Angeles, Dean Lombardi once said ‘I need everything’ when asked what type of players he was looking for to help the struggling Kings.
Now, many years later, after methodically stocking the prospect pool through shrewd drafting and multiple trades, the 54-year […]